The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-28
AN AWFUL DEATH.
THE SAD FATE OF EDWARD pl1ye.
A Stranger In tho City Who Bled TO Death
inside Of Two Minutes Last Night Ia
sheeksy's piaco-A Blood Vessel
burst While he was Coughing.

Edward Prlng, advance agent for the
Sid q. France theatrical company, died
very suddenly shortly before IL o'clock
last night, wilhelm sheekey's Eclipse club
house on Twelfth street. The place Ia o
very popular and fashionable resort, and
as usual there were anumber oiprominent
people In there at the time. The sensa.
ton that tho occurrence occasloned WAS
very decided one and the news circulated
fast. l3l M ~"
The Sid @. France company closed a
three nIghts' engagement at the Grand
last night. Mr.. Pring had pushed his I'D.
vance work far enough to allow him to
double back to this city, where he DO.
sired to consult with Mr.. FranceIin re-.
lation to certain business matters con.
nected with the company. He has been
hero eincs Sunday, stopping at tho Howell
HouBa. About three wookB ago white in
New Haven, Conn, the dead man con.
trscted heavy cold and ever since then
he has been suffering with severe
cough. After the performance last night,
Mr.. pring, In company with Mr.. France
and Messrs. Edwards, Fielding and Kerr,
OF the company, s.rolled into the Eclipse
on their way 10 their hotel to get lunch
and come beer. A game OF dominoes was
proposed, and they seated themselves at
one Of the tables In the rear roon.
The game had been begun and the pprty
were talking among themselves when Mr..
rriug was seized with violent coughing
Bt. Suddenly he started to his feet and
pulling open his vest, gaaped rs II Tor air
aud mu.!eyel, my God! what Ia thar
The worda were acarcely out Of his mouth
before they weso followed by a torrent O!
blood and the unfortunate man fell to thu
floor. A dozen sprang to bis assistance,
but 1t WAS too late. Tho man was IN.
conscious aud In less than two minutes
was dead. The stream Of dark blood that
guehed from between his lips stained his
clothes and the floor, and dyed bright
crimson tho towels and cloths tina. were
vainly used to quench the awful flow and
tho linen nud clothes OF those who ell
tesvo.ed to savD the poor fellow were
fecked with the red gtains.
L. was I'LL so sudden that for second or
two everyone WIS transtlxed with horror.
Faces b,anched, cigars fell from nerveleee
fingers and glasaea stood on the tables un-
needed. As soon as 1t was seen that all
wac over there was rush to get away.
Some OF tho cooler-headed telephoned for
physicians and Dr.. Dickey WAS secured,
but nothing could be done for the man
he was dead. The Doctor said that tho
probable cause Of death was the bursting
Of one Of tho large blood vesaels Of the
lungs, brought about by the sayere cough
ing npell. The coughing spells he had
had in the thros weeks previoun had been
a constant strain. Justice Arklo was also
summoned; no notified Coroner Schultze,
who authorized the removal Of tho corpse
to Frew 4 Bertschy'a undertaking rooms
and named o'clock this morning IS tho
hour be would inquire into the case.
MIR. Pring was native OF Bristol, Eng.
land, where he now has vile and two or
three children. He was mau between
IS and 10 years old and had been in this
country for some time, having had, it is
understood by Mr.. France, some trouble
with his vile. He had been ahead OF the
ffente .ttfhPhhy ioF sooat louf B0htGB;
previous to this he was ahead o! Francis
Lsbadie'a company. He was not drink
ing man, being strictly temperate,
was hard and enterprisine
worker in his line and quite popular With
the p7oisssiau. Naturally the GEN
tlemen OF the company who
we're with him last night
we're greatly shocked by the sad event.
Mr.. France, especially, Was very much
grieved. The company goes to Stcuben-
vile to-day. MIR. France will not 90 up
till this evening, until no has decided
what will be best to do with the remains.
a ieT daya since, Mr.. France says, Prins
read to him letter from bis wife begging
him to return horne, and which visibly al.
fected the man.